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MAJ James D. Pleuss
Army Operations Research Systems Analysis (FA49) Officer
Education
Kansas State University
M.S. in Operations Research
Manhattan, KS
May 2016 - August 2014
Thesis: Optimizing Disaster Response Communication Networks of Foreign Animal Disease
GPA: 4.0
United States Military Academy (USMA)
B.S. in Computer Science
West Point, NY
May 2007 - June 2003
Honors: Superintendent’s Award, Dean’s List, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
GPA: 3.65
U.S. Army Professional Education
- Combatives Level 1, Fort Riley, KS, 2012
- Signal Captain’s Career Course, Fort Gordon, GA, 2011
- Contracting Officer Representative, Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, 2008
- Network Essentials Course, Fort Buckner, Okinawa, Japan, 2008
- Signal Basic Officer Leader Course, Fort Gordon, GA, 2007
- Basic Officer Leader Course, Fort Benning, GA, 2007
- Air Assault, Camp Smith, NY, 2005
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Teaching Experience
Department of Mathematics, USMA
- MA206: Introduction to Probability and Statistics (8 semesters)
- MA103: Mathematical Modelings (1 semester)
- Intro to SQL (single day course)
- Academic Advisor for 4 cadet theses
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Professional Experience
Assistant Dean for Plans, Analysis and Personnel
Office of the Dean, USMA
West Point, NY
Present - June 2019
- Developed Academy and Army regulation for Sabbaticals and Operational Experiences.
- Responsible for faculty allocation and acquisition.
- Conducted analysis for Dean on a variety of topics: absences, academic boards, trip sections, etc.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences, USMA
West Point, NY
June 2019 - June 2016
- Course Director for Introduction to Probability and Statistics Course
- Department Social Team and Sports Program Coordinator
Signal Company Commander
C Company, 601st Aviation Support Battalion (ASB)
Fort Riley, KS
May 2014 - October 2012
- Provided tactical network coverage and support to 3,400 Soldiers in the Brigade.
- Responsible for $8.6 million of equipement as well as the health, welfare and training of 39 Soldiers.
- Deployed and Redeployed to Afghanistan with no loss of equipment or personnel.
Battalion Signal Officer (S6)
601st ASB, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade
Fort Riley, KS
October 2012 - April 2011
- Provide communication support to four companies and 650 Soldiers.
- Responsible for automations planning/maintenance and Information Assurance compliance.
Assistant Operations Officer
58th Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade
Fort Buckner, Okinawa, Japan
October 2011 - August 2010
- Responsible for the training of 340 military and civilian personnel operating the only Strategic Tactical Entry Point Site in the Pacific.
Special Operations Task Force Operations Officer (S3)
1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Camp Awang, Mindanao, Philippines
August 2010 - January 2010
- Sychronized counter-terrorism and Philippine National Army capacity-building operations for the Special Operations Task Force covering the largest geographical area in the Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines.
Conference Presentations
Rendering Parameterized RMarkdown Reports
Army Operations Research Symposium
Aberdeen, MD
October 2019
A Machine Learning Approach Relating 3D Body Scans to Body Composition in Humans
Joint Math Meetings
Baltimore, MD
Feburary 2019
Modeling Undergraduate Statistics Performance
Joint Statistics Meetings
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 2018
The Impact of Academically Homogeneous Classrooms in Undergraduate Statistics Education
Joint Statistics Meetings
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 2018
Effects of Daily Required Homework on Student Achievement in Undergraduate Mathematics
International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics
Chicago, IL
March 2017
Publications
A Peer Writing Workshop in an Introductory Statistics Course to Improve Statistical Thinking and Writing
Cummiskey, K., Adams, B., Pleuss J., Turner, D., Watts, K.
Teaching and Learning the West Point Way
Under Review 2020
Using Cadence to Predict the Walk-to-Run Transition in Children and Adolescents: A Logistic Regression Approach
Ducharme, S., Turner, D., Pleuss J., Moore, C., Schuna Jr, J., Tudor-Locke, C.,Aguilar, E.
Gait and Posture
Under Review 2020
Causal Inference in Introductory Statistics Courses (Article Link)
Cummiskey, K., Adams, B., Pleuss J., Turner, D., Clark, N., Watts, K.
Journal of Statistics Education
February 2020
The Impact of Academically Homogeneous Classrooms for Undergraduate Statistics (Article Link)
Pleuss J., Turner, D., Collins, C.
Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
January 2020
Condorcet Clustering with Delaunay Triangulation (Article Link)
Basset, M., Newton, B., Schlessinger, J., Schmidt, J., Lynch, S., Kuiper, P., Miller, R., Morse, S., Pleuss, J., Russell, T., Pulleyblank, W.
SBP BRiMS 2019
June 2019
Differential Effects of Incentivized Homework on Student Achievement in Undergraduate Mathematics (Article Link)
Koban, D., Fukuzawa, M., Slocum R., Fletcher, M., Pleuss, J.
Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
May 2019
A Machine Learning Approach Relating 3D Body Scans to Body Composition in Humans (Article Link)
Pleuss, J., Talty, K., Morse, S., Kuiper, P., Scioletti, M., Heymsfield, S., Thomas, D.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
October 2018
Using Simulated Annealing to Improve the Information Dissemination Network Structure of a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak Response (Article Link)
Pleuss, J., Heier Stamm, J., Ellis, J.
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
September 2018
A Review of Machine Learning in Obesity (Article Link)
DeGregory, K.W., Kuiper, P., T. DeSilvio, T., Pleuss, J., Miller, R., Roginski, J.W., Fisher, C.B., Harness, D., Viswanath, S., Heymsfield, S.B., Dungan, I., Thomas, D.M.
Obesity Reviews
May 2018
Service
Glee Club Officer Representative, 2016 - Present
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Track Officer Representative, 2016 - 2018
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Department Sports Program Coordinator, 2016 - 2019
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Fourt Class Sponsor Program, 2016 - Present
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International New Cadet Host Family, 2017
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Cadet Character Development Facilitator, 2019 - Present
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Activities/Awards
Academic
- Finalist for Pollin Teaching Excellence Award, 2019
- Master Teacher Program Graduate, 2018
- FedEx Memphis Hub Simulation Design Winner, 2014
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Military
Awards/Decorations
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- Meritorious Service Medal (2)
- Army Commendation Medal (2)
- Army Achievement Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- Philippine Civic Action Badge
- NATO Medal
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Army Superior Unit Award